Selecting Player of the Week gets difficult when we get an outstanding performance – although one perhaps not as essential to a result as another bright outing elsewhere in the league.

Chris Wondolowski’s hat trick against Colorado got a lot of splashy headline treatment, and it certainly should have. The record-chasing element further elevates this intriguing story. But was it really the performance that tipped the balance in a match (one that finished 4-1)?

It’s just a judgment call, of course. Last week, Thierry Henry was our Player of the Week, and you could argue that his team might have been fine without his goal and three assist. Mostly, I suppose, it comes down to what else is out there and whether the night in question was spectacularly dazzling or just damned good?

In this case, I saw something else every bit as deserving as Wondolowski’s night, not only for the individual performance aspect, but also for what it meant to his team.

The Chicago Fire was going the wrong way, clearly, having lost two in a row at a highly inopportune moment.

So Sherjill MacDonald delivered the very kind of afternoon, smart, skillful and determined all at once, that can turn a team’s fortunes.

The Fire’s Dutch striker was massive in his hold-up play and work off the ball in the visitor’s 2-0 win at New York. He had both goals, opportunistic finishes in the 65th and 79th minutes as Chicago made a huge move up the Eastern Conference table.

With the first section labelled “basically, free money” for the picks I think are dead certs. The section labelled “don’t touch this” means if you’re betting I advise you to stay clear, while the “so you’re telling me there’s a chance” section are the longshots. If it is better odds you are after, those are the picks to go for.

Watford host Everton on Saturday (7:30 a.m. ET live NBCSN and online via NBC Sports.com) at Vicarage Road to kick things off with both teams out of form and desperate for a win.

Then Arsenal welcome Stoke City to the Emirates Stadium (10 a.m. ET live NBCSN andonline via NBC Sports.com) as Arsene Wenger‘s side look to stretch their unbeaten run to 14 games in the Premier League against a resurgent Potters outfit.

As the same time struggling Swansea City and Sunderland clash (10 a.m. ET live CNBC and online via NBC Sports.com) in a massive relegation battle at the Liberty Stadium. Can Bob Bradley get a big win?

Rounding things off on Saturday we have a big game for two teams in contrasting situations as Leicester City host Manchester City (12:30 p.m. ET live NBC and online via NBC Sports.com) at the King Power Stadium with Claudio Ranieri‘s side in a relegation battle. As for Pep Guardiola and City, they haven’t had it all their own way recently but are just four points off top spot.

On Sunday league-leader Chelsea host West Brom (7 a.m. ET live NBCSN and online via NBC Sports.com) with Antonio Conte‘s boys aiming to make it eight-straight wins in the Premier League but the in-form Baggies stand in the way. Then Manchester United and Tottenham collide at Old Trafford (9:15 a.m. ET live on NBCSN and online via NBC Sports.com) in one of the games of the weekend as both teams still harbor title aspirations but look more likely to simply challenge for the top four this season.

To round Week 15 off Liverpool welcome struggling West Ham to Anfield (11:30 a.m. ET live NBCSN and online via NBC Sports.com) with Jurgen Klopp‘s men aiming to get over their shocking defeat at Bournemouth, while Slaven Bilic‘s Hammers will take anything they can get from this trip.

If you’re looking for full-event replays of Premier League games, you can find them here. They are available soon after the final whistle, but rights limit us to a certain number each week. Looking for game highlights? Try this. Here’s your full TV schedule for the coming days. Enjoy.